THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA is the third
largest country in the world in terms of area and
the largest in terms of population. Its total area
is 9.6 million square kilometers and its population
is 1.2 billion. China has shared borders for
centuries with Korea, the formerly Soviet Union,
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan,
Burma, Laos and Vietnam.
At present, China was divided
into 23 provinces,5 autonomous regions, 4
municipalities directly under the Central
Government, and 2 special administrative region.
